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Askham
civil parish:-   Askham (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY51292367 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY5123
10Km square:-   NY52

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BJT77.jpg  The green at Askham.
(taken 22.8.2005)  
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BQU41.jpg (taken 11.6.2009)  
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.  "Askham"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Keer 1605
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.
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"Askham"
dot, circle and tower; village 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"Askham"
circle, building and tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Table of distances, with map, hand coloured engraving, Westmerland ie Westmorland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, published by Thomas Jenner, Cornhill, London, 1643.
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"Askham"
dot, circle, tower 
item:-  private collection : 52.Wmd
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"Askham"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670
placename:-  Askam
source data:-   Records, hearth tax returns, exchequer duplicates, Westmorland, 1670.
"Askam"
evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
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"Askham"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.
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"Askham"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 24
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Ask Ham
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Ask ham"
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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"Askham"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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"Askham"
blocks, labelled in upright lowercase text; settlement; town?; a stream is drawn running down the main street 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland
evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Askham Villa
source data:-   circle
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"Askham Villa"
item:-  Armitt Library : A6615.12
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evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Askham"
block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 9 miles to 1 inch, by H Cooper, 1808, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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"Askham"
circle; village or hamlet 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.53
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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"ASKHAM"
item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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"Askham"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.58
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.
image FD01P135, button  goto source
Page 135:-  "..."
"... Askham, a good village in a pleasant situation, opposite to Lowther Park. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"Askham"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
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"Askham"
blocks, settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Bradley 1901
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Print, uncoloured lithograph, Askham Village, Westmorland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901.
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On page 31 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. 
printed at bottom left:-  "Joseph Pennell"
printed at bottom:-  "Askham Village."
item:-  JandMN : 464.4
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evidence:-   old print:- Bradley 1901
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Print, uncoloured lithograph, Askham, Westmorland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901.
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On page 35 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. 
printed at bottom:-  "Askham."
item:-  JandMN : 464.6
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evidence:-   town plan:- Historical Monuments 1936
source data:-   Town plan, uncoloured lithograph, Askham Plan showing the Position of Monuments, Askham, Westmorland, scale about 1 to 5400, published by Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, London, 1936.
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On p.23 of the Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. 
printed, lower left  "ASKHAM / PLAN SHOWING / THE POSITION OF / MONUMENTS"
item:-  Armitt Library : A745.19
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CCS61.jpg  Postmark:-
"ASKHAM / A / MY 25 / 0[ ]" Stamp - Edward VII, halfpenny, blue green
 
evidence:-   old map:- Post Office 1850s-1900s
placename:-  Askham
source data:-   Post road maps, General Post Office Circulation Map for England and Wales, for the General Post Office, London, 1850s-1900s.
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"Askham"
map date 1909 
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 images courtesy of the British Postal Museum and Hampshire CC Museums

photograph
BWG56.jpg  Upper part of the village.
(taken 27.4.2012)  
photograph
BWH02.jpg  Farmyard,
(taken 27.4.2012)  
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